Denton Surname

9,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Denton Surname Definition:

From the old barony of Denton in Dumfriesshire. Alan de Denton was juror on an inquest held at Gerwan (Girvan) in 1260 (Bain, I, 3674). In 1329 Elizabet de Denton received a legacy from the Queen (ER., I, p. 216).

Denton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States39,0201:9,2891,119
England10,4281:5,343746
Australia3,1081:8,6861,291
Canada1,3781:26,7383,566
Jamaica9911:2,896449
South Africa9341:58,0067,355
New Zealand8121:5,577907
Wales3161:9,7931,081
Scotland1801:29,7433,095
France1601:415,14260,629
Ireland1581:29,8032,648
Mexico1391:892,99412,335
Northern Ireland1301:14,1931,982
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Guernsey371:1,742400
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Guam291:5,521755
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Jersey271:3,674721
Isle of Man271:3,179679
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
India221:34,866,608408,224
Chile201:880,82418,509
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway111:467,48139,375
China101:136,732,1577,199
Gambia91:213,717372
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belize11:355,4743,977
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4511:4,472678
Wales341:46,1302,397
Jersey121:4,324761
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5171:7,706988

Denton (7,524) may also be a first name.

Denton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the old barony of Denton in Dumfriesshire. Alan de Denton was juror on an inquest held at Gerwan (Girvan) in 1260 (Bain, I, 3674). In 1329 Elizabet de Denton received a legacy from the Queen (ER., I, p. 216).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Denton = the Valley-Farm [Old English denu -b tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Denton (homestead in a valley), the name of many places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes in cos. Durham, Hunts, Kent, Lancaster, Lincoln, Norfolk, Oxon, Northampt., Sussex, York, and Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. A town in the county of Buckingham, England. From den, a valley, and ton, a town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A branch of the Barons of Tatershall, descended from Eudo, a companion of the Conqueror (Banks, Dorm. and Ext. Peerage, Art. Tatteshall).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, etc. (16 places).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Denton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Denton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Denton (Russian: Дентон) occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Denton.

How Common Is The Last Name Denton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,630th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 124,297 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Denton live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Denton is also the 74,067th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 7,524 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 39,020 people, or 1 in 9,289. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Tennessee, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 91 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Denton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Denton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Denton surname rose 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 929 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 405 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Denton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Denton surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Denton surname are 16.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Denton earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15% more than the national average, earning 397,985 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.65% more than the national average, earning R 331,872 per year; in United States they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $42,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $51,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dentone921,223/
Dentont928/
Dentoon925/
Dentong924/
Dienton921/
Dentton921/
Deenton921/
Dennton921/
Denthong86162/
Denttone861/
Dentoing861/
Dentan83318/
Dinton8328/
Dentom8310/
Demton835/
Dentun831/
Deenthong8010/
Dentonová806/
Dentoom77220/
Dentand77154/
Dentant77136/
Dinthon7761/
Demtong7714/
Dhentan774/
Dintong773/
Denthan771/
Dionton771/
Dentane771/
Dentung771/
Deentom770/
Dentgan770/
Duinton770/
Dinthong7162/
Dentandt7116/
Dintan6750/
Dentam676/
Dentanova671/
Dimton670/

Denton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denton in the Russian language
Дентонdenton-

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Denton Reference & Research

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